Characters
How does the imagery and descriptions suddenly change in the fifth paragraph as Mrs. Mallard looks out the window?
It goes from sad to hopeful (blue skies, open window, delicious rain, spring in bloom).
What does Mrs. Mallard see when she is by herself looking out the window?
a) scenes of spring and new life
b) scenes of death and decay
c) scenes of an indifferent world
d) scenes of violence and chaos
Correct answer: A
Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word:
Many of the children are ___________ by festering sores.
afflicted
a. What kind of conflict is Mrs. Mallard experiencing during most of the story?b. Is it an internal or external conflict?
character vs. self (internal)
What happens in the climax of "The Story of an Hour"?
Mr. Mallard returns home. He is not dead.
What type of figurative language is used in the following quote: “... Except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dream”?
a. metaphor c. hyperbole
b. simile
Simile
What literary term is used in the following excerpt: “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart condition, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.”
foreshadowing
Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word:
They suffered years of ___________________ at the hands of the old dictator.
repression
Which disease is the main character afflicted with?
heart disease/heart condition
TRUE or FALSE - Richards received a third telegram that stated Brently Mallard was not actually killed in a train accident.
FALSE - Richards only received two telegrams.
Which type of irony is used when Josephine thinks Mrs. Mallard is making herself sick behind the locked door, but the audience knows she is actually very happy behind that closed door?
Dramatic Irony
What type of conflict is shown by Mrs. Mallard's unhappiness with the "institution of marriage"?
Character vs. society (Mrs. Mallard vs. the "institution of marriage")
The fox is a sly, sneaky __________ animal.
elusive
Who is Richards?
Richards is Brently Mallard's friend - and the person who brings Mrs. Mallard the "news" of his death.
True or False:
Mrs. Mallard confides in her sister that she is glad that her husband is dead.
FALSE
Which type of figurative language is used in the following excerpt:
"...she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory."
metaphor? simile? hyperbole? personification?
simile
Why is this story called "The Story of an Hour"?
Because the entire incident took place in one hour (from Mrs. Mallard hearing the news all the way to the point where she died).
The crowd was protesting _______________________ in the streets.
tumultuously
What does it mean that "[Mr. Mallard] had a powerful will" that bent [Mrs. Mallard] sometimes?
She sometimes has to do things that he wants, or his way, even if they are not her choice.
True or False:
The story is told from a third-person omniscient (all-knowing) point-of-view.
False - it is told in 3rd person limited
Why is the ending of The Story of an Hour ironic?
Which type of irony is used in the ending?
Mrs. Mallard finds out that her husband is dead and she ends up dying. This is situational irony.
Why was this story controversial when it first came out?
The main character is a woman who the author describes as "only sometimes" loving her husband and is joyful about her husband's death, she did not follow a traditional women's mindset.
We ______________ all of you to remain calm and assure that you are in a safe place.
implore